Friday, April 2, 2010

Costa Rica birds

I just got back from a ten day vacation in Costa Rica. The birds there are are just beautiful and some are so colorful. I'm sure my next few posts will be about the birds I saw in Costa Rica. I will start with the first birds I saw at our San Jose hotel. They were the Clay colored robin which is the national bird of Costa Rica. Red lored parrots, Palm Tanager, White winged dove, unknown hummingbird, Great tailed grackle, Blue-Gray Tanagers and the Rufous collared sparrow. These are all lifers for me and I need to make a list of my Costa Rica lifers.

Palm Tanagers

Rufous collared Sparrow

Clay colored robin

Red lored parrot

Blue-gray Tanager

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What a nice time you had surrounded by beautiful nature. All those monkeys and beautiful birds. Thanks for sharing the scenary & all the wildlife from a dream vacation. Also looking forward to more bird photos. I know they are all beautiful, but if you had a favorite or two or three....what are they. Take Care Eileen!

I was wondering where you went! Costa Rica, sweet! Hope you had a blast, I'm sure you did! I loved it there (must go back soon!). Sounds like you saw some great birds. The blue-gray tanagers are so pretty. I noticed they were a lot more blue in CR than in Trinidad and Tobago, go figure. Look forward to the next posts!

I was in Costa Rica a couple of years ago and loved every moment. I can't wait to go back... what a great place, especially if you love birds! I am glad you had a great time and look forward to your future posts.

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About me

I am married and I have one son 22 years old. I am now retired as of Dec 31st 2014! I enjoy the birds and nature as much as I can.
I enjoy traveling, seeing new places
activities as hiking and birding. There are different kinds of birders and I only do it for the fun and to see the different birds. I keep one life list of all the birds I see whether they are birds seen in my backyard or in Costa Rica. I do have to admit I am not the best photographer, nor the best with words. But, I am trying and it is only for fun! Because, my photos are just for fun. I do not advertise nor do I sell any photos. Like I said, I am just blogging for fun!